WEBVTT UCES US TO MAINE'S OWNHUSSON STOCK INDEX.DAVID: IT'S A FAMILIAR SOUND,THE CLOSING BELL AT THE NEW YORKSTOCK EXCHANGE MARKING THE ENDTO THE TRADING DAY.YOU'RE USED TO CHECKING THEDOW JONES DID, BUT WHAT ABOUTE HUSSON STOCK INDEX?WE'RE ONLY DOING IT ON A WEEKLYBASIS.BANK OF AMERICA, CAMDEN NATIONALBANK, DELAHIAZE ANDCLOROX,THEY'RELL SOME OF THE 28STOCKS, ALL WITH A MAINEPRESENCE, ON THE UNIVERSITY'SINDEX.PROFESSOR J DOUGLAS WELLINGTONSTARTED IT WITH A STUDENT.>> WE LOOKED AT MAINE PUBLICCOMPANIES.WE WENT THROUGH SOME OF THELARGEST EMPLOYERS IMAINE.WE ALSO PICKED UP A FEW CONSUMERPRODUCTS COMPANI.DAVID: IT'S NOT JUST A FINANCIALTOOL, BUT A LEARNING ONE TOO.HUSSON STUDENTS ARE FIGURINGUTHOW THE ECONOMY AFFECTS LOCALBUSINESSES, AND IN TURN, THEY'REWORKING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEINDEX MATCHES AN ECONOMYINDICATORS HERE IN MAINE, LIKEJOB GROWTH OR LOSSES.>> IT IS DESIGNED TO GETSTUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND STOCKS.WHY COMPANIES ARE DOING BETTEROR WORSE IN THEIR STOCK PRICE.WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THATAFFECT THAT?DAVID: SO IS MAINE A GROWINGPLACE TO DO BUSINESS?STUDENTS IN WELLINGTON AREN'TSURE YET, BUT THE HUSSON STOCKINDEX IS UP MORE THAN 8% IN THEPAST YEAR.AND WITH MORE THAN A YEAR OFDATA, THEY'RE HOPING TO DTHAT CORRELATION SOO>> NOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OFYEARS OF DATA IS TO STARTTESTING IT AGAINST MAINE'SECONOMY.DAVID: IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARNMORE ABOUT HUSSOS PROGRAM, ANDITS STOCK INDEX, WE'VE PUT ALINK TO ALL THE INFORMATION ONOUR WEBSITE AND INSIDE THE WMTW